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48 results for diffusion asset prices

Study provides error estimates for approximating game options with diffusion asset prices.

problem Approximating fair prices of game options with diffusion asset prices.
method Error estimates for discrete approximations of diffusion processes, applied to game options.
result Effective tool for computing fair prices of game options in multi-asset markets.

In this paper we present a new multi-asset pricing model, which is built upon newly developed families of solvable multi-parameter single-asset diffusions with a nonlinear smile-shaped volatility and an affine drift. Our multi-asset pricing model arises by employing copula methods. In particular, all discounted single-…

2011-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

We study markets with no riskless (safe) asset. We derive the corresponding Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing equations for markets where there are only risky assets which have the following price dynamics: (i) continuous diffusions; (ii) jump-diffusions; (iii) diffusions with stochastic volatilities, and; (iv) geome…

2016-12-07abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for pricing exchange options under stochastic volatility and jumps.

problem Pricing European and American exchange options with stochastic volatility and jumps.
method Equivalent martingale measure, numeraire choice, integral transforms, Kolmogorov backward equation, integral equations.
result Reduced exchange option pricing to a one-dimensional problem of a call option.

This paper proposes to model asset price dynamics with a mixture of diffusion processes where the instantaneous volatility of the underlying diffusion process contains a random vector. The marginal probability distributions of the proposed process can match exactly the risk-neutral distributions implied by both spot va…

2016-10-05abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we combine modern portfolio theory and option pricing theory so that a trader who takes a position in a European option contract and the underlying assets can construct an optimal portfolio such that at the moment of the contract's maturity the contract is perfectly hedged. We derive both the optimal hol…

2020-01-03abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper uses Malliavin calculus to price and compute delta of financial derivatives in jump-diffusion models.

problem Pricing and delta computation of financial derivatives in jump-diffusion models with stochastic intensity.
method Utilizes Malliavin calculus to price and compute delta, applying the Euler scheme for convergence analysis.
result Established the convergence of approximated solution, financial derivative, and its delta Greeks.

It is well documented that a model for the underlying asset price process that seeks to capture the behaviour of the market prices of vanilla options needs to exhibit both diffusion and jump features. In this paper we assume that the asset price process SS is Markov with cadlag paths and propose a scheme for computing…

2009-05-20abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop a comprehensive mathematical framework for polynomial jump-diffusions in a semimartingale context, which nest affine jump-diffusions and have broad applications in finance. We show that the polynomial property is preserved under polynomial transformations and Lévy time change. We present a generic method for…

2017-11-21abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we introduce a simple continuous-time asset pricing framework, based on general multi-dimensional diffusion processes, that combines semi-analytic pricing with a nonlinear specification for the market price of risk. Our framework guarantees existence of weak solutions of the nonlinear SDEs under the physi…

2009-11-04abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper prices and replicates various financial contracts on a risky asset with stochastic volatility and jumps.

problem Pricing and replicating financial contracts on assets with stochastic volatility and jumps.
method Develops pricing and hedging formulas for various financial contracts, independent of the volatility process dynamics.
result Pricing and hedging formulas for financial contracts are derived without dependence on the volatility process dynamics.

We introduce a new stochastic model for the variations of asset prices at the tick-by-tick level in dimension 1 (for a single asset) and 2 (for a pair of assets). The construction is based on marked point processes and relies on linear self and mutually exciting stochastic intensities as introduced by Hawkes. We associ…

2011-01-18abs ↗pdf ↗

New framework detects crypto wash trading using liquidity measures.

problem Detecting and monitoring wash trading in crypto assets.
method Developed a new framework to detect wash trading through real-time liquidity fluctuation measures.
result Joint elevation in liquidity jump and diffusion indicates wash trading in crypto assets.

Numerical method for pricing exchange options with stochastic volatility and jumps.

problem Pricing exchange options under stochastic volatility and jump-diffusion dynamics.
method Method of lines (MOL) approach to simplify and solve the PDEs.
result Characterization of near-maturity American exchange option boundary and impact of model parameters.

New numerical method for non-linear asset price model with CEV volatility.

problem Describing stochastic volatility in asset price dynamics.
method Proposes a mean-reverting theta-rho model with CEV volatility, constructs a truncated EM method.
result Truncated EM solutions can evaluate path-dependent financial products.

The study examines a financial model with sticky prices and finds no arbitrage when interest rate is zero.

problem Analyzing financial markets with sticky asset prices and proving no arbitrage conditions.
method Introduced a financial market model with a risky asset following a sticky geometric Brownian motion and a riskless asset with a constant interest rate. Proved no arbitrage conditions and derived pricing equations.
result No arbitrage conditions are met only when the interest rate is zero, and all replicable payoffs are derived under this condition.

Study optimizes investment strategies in markets with contagious price jumps.

problem Optimizing portfolios in financial markets with contagious price jumps.
method Applied stochastic maximum principle, backward stochastic differential equations, and linear-quadratic control techniques.
result Obtained efficient strategy and efficient frontier in semi-closed form.

This research improves option pricing models using Heston, GARCH, and jump diffusion models.

problem Inaccurate option pricing due to Black-Scholes assumptions.
method Monte Carlo simulation, GARCH model, Heston model, Merton jump-diffusion model.
result Heston model produces estimates closer to market prices, Merton model performs well for volatile assets, GARCH model improves volatility forecasts.

This paper presents the solution to a European option pricing problem by considering a regime-switching jump diffusion model of the underlying financial asset price dynamics. The regimes are assumed to be the results of an observed pure jump process, driving the values of interest rate and volatility coefficient. The p…

2018-11-28abs ↗pdf ↗

New method uses Hermite polynomials for American option valuation.

problem Valuation of American options with complex jump-diffusion dynamics.
method Hermite polynomial expansions of transition density and early exercise premium.
result Converging approximations to true option prices and exercise boundaries.

Model explains stock price bubbles through debt crises and financial crashes.

problem Analyzing financial fragility and stock price bubbles.
method Stock-flow consistent model integrating macroeconomic and financial market dynamics.
result Model demonstrates how credit expansion and crash risk lead to recurrent boom-bust cycles.

The proposed model modifies option pricing formulas for the basic case of log-normal probability distribution providing correspondence to formulated criteria of efficiency and completeness. The model is self-calibrating by historic volatility data; it maintains the constant expected value at maturity of the hedged inst…

2008-02-25abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper extends option pricing theory for markets with informed traders.

problem Discontinuity in option pricing for markets with informed traders.
method New models for option pricing in complete markets considering informed traders' information on stock price direction and return mean.
result The discontinuity puzzle in option pricing is resolved using continuous diffusion price processes.

We assume that an individual invests in a financial market with one riskless and one risky asset, with the latter's price following a diffusion with stochastic volatility. In the current financial market especially, it is important to include stochastic volatility in the risky asset's price process. Given the rate of c…

2010-03-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the optimal investment problem when the traded asset may default, causing a jump in its price. For an investor with constant absolute risk aversion, we compute indifference prices for defaultable bonds, as well as a price for dynamic protection against default. For the latter problem, our work complements S…

2017-02-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper sets criteria for no arbitrage in complex financial models.

problem Determining conditions for the absence of arbitrage in financial markets.
method Established deterministic conditions for no arbitrage, NUPBR, and NFLVR in diffusion market models.
result Provided criteria in terms of scale function and speed measure.

We consider the problem of optimal investment and consumption in a class of multidimensional jump-diffusion models in which asset prices are subject to mutually exciting jump processes. This captures a type of contagion where each downward jump in an asset's price results in increased likelihood of further jumps, both …

2012-10-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider a special family of occupation-time derivatives, namely proportional step options introduced by Linetsky in [Math. Finance, 9, 55--96 (1999)]. We develop new closed-form spectral expansions for pricing such options under a class of nonlinear volatility diffusion processes which includes the constant-elastic…

2013-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the effect of parameter uncertainty on a stochastic diffusion model, in particular the impact on the pricing of contingent claims, using methods from the theory of Dirichlet forms. We apply these techniques to hedging procedures in order to compute the sensitivity of SDE trajectories with respect to parameter …

2012-03-26abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proposes a class of financial market models which are based on inhomogeneous telegraph processes and jump diffusions with alternating volatilities. It is assumed that the jumps occur when the tendencies and volatilities are switching. We argue that such a model captures well the stock price dynamics under per…

2008-12-03abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper develops a novel numerical method for pricing American options in a two-asset jump-diffusion model.

problem Pricing American options under correlated two-asset jump-diffusion models using finite difference methods often fails to preserve monotonicity and accurately discretize jump integrals.
method Introduces a novel monotone integration scheme to solve 2-D Partial Integro-Differential Equations (PIDEs) efficiently and accurately.
result The proposed method ensures convergence to the viscosity solution of the variational inequality and is both \ell_{\infty}-stable and consistent.